Grain drill



Nov. 13, 1928.

.L H. BURTNER GRAIN DRILL Filed May 29,1926

Patented Nov. 13, 1928.

er.' STATES JACOB HARP BUR-linnn, or Booirsnono, MARYLAND.

GRAIN Application filed May 29,

The present inventony relates to grain drills, and aims to provide a novel and nnprovcd grain de'lector to be used in the lower end ot a drill boot, in order to prevent the grain dropping too close to tlielshovel and being e vered too deep, and also for the purpose ot spreading the grainsapart to allow more space between the plants. n

Another object is the provis'on Aot' grain spout cooperable with the grain oeiiector for directing the grain to the deflector. I

lilith the foregoing and other objects' in view, which will be apparent as the description proceeds, the invent on resides inthe 'Construction and arrangement or" parts, as hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes can be made within the seope ot what is claimed, without departing from the spirit or the 'nvention4 rlhe invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein- Figure l is a side elevation ot a grain drill rnbodying the improvements.

Fie'. 0 is an enlarged median verticalsection ot Ythe lower portion ot the boot and other'parts `ot the drill.

e is a lower end Vfew ot t in Fig: 2.

The drill boot 7 he parts seen is ot conventional cone" on, anc has secured tothe lower end pion thereof at the front, the usual shovel S. er gram spout 9, constructed ot rubber hose or other flexible material, extends down- Y to the boot, and the grainV is dropped o o-wn through said spout by the seed dropi not sh wn) as welllrnown.

mhe era-in detleetor l0 is composed of sheet i nl, and located within the lower end port-ion ot the boot behind the shovel 8 and -iin oi the boot. The detleetor l0 is V- d at an angle with one another I ging rearwardly to a torwardly l ge l2. The upper end or the deincliner r d or is termed to tit t the shin or upper portier ot the shovel S, and he lowerv end ot the delector projects slibfrhtlydown-y wardly below the lower end of the boot.-V 'lhe lower ends ot the sides ll are .cut ebliquely so as to' extend downwardly and rearwardly from the side walls ot' the hoot to the lower iront.` wall of ne boot at a point behind the.

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1926. seriaiNo. 112,547.

eno of the ridge l2. Flanges 14 extend from the opposite edgeszot the sides 1l and are bent rearwardly to bear against the sde walls ot the boot, and are secured by rivets lo or other securing elements to Said side walls, thereby supportingthe detlector in plaoe'within the boot. lt' desired, a single rivet vor securing element may be used at each side, and the upper securing rivet 16 of the shovel 8 engaged through the upper porton of the deleotor.

Thelower terminal ot the spout 9 extends to the lower end ot the boot, and the front portion of the lower terminal ot the spout is out away, as at 17, to provide a forwardly directed opening confronting the deflector, in order that the seeds dropped through the spout will be directed toward the detleotor .from the rear, and the spout 9 may be arranged with its lower terminal closer to the deflector, it' desired or necessary.

The detlector l0 prevents the gra'n from dropping too close to the shovel 8, so as to be greater space between the plants than usual',

in order that the plantsv may have better opportunity for maturlng, with an increased crop.

.lilavin g1; thus described the invention, what claimed as new isil. il detlector for use in the lower end portion ot a drill boot compose-d of sheet metal and V-shaped in horizontal section with its s'des converging rearwardly to a rid the lower ends of said sides being obli ue and extending downwardly and rearwardly to the lower end of said ridge to pro'- vide a nose to work in the soil behindv a shovel carried by said boot.

2. The combnationwvith a drill boot havingl a shovel thereon at its lower end, of a deiieetor within the boot behind said shovel composed of sheet metal and V-shaped in horizontal section with its sides converging rearwardly to a ridge, the lower ends of said l sides bengvololique and extending downwardly and rearwardly to the lower end of said ridge to provide anose, and Said nose being arranged to Work the soil behind said shovel.

3. The combination with a drill boot, of a 10 deeetor mounted therein at the lower end of the hoot and having rearwardly Converging sdes with a ridge between them, and a spout extending downwardly in the boot fork a distance behind said defleetor and open at JACOB HARP BURTNER. 

